The West Columbus Vikings waltzed into their game on Tuesday with four straight wins but they left with five. They claimed a resounding 71-40 win over Pender on the road. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 45-16.
West Columbus found their leader in underclassman Larry Graham, who scored 23 points along with eight rebounds and six steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Graham has scored all season. Jaylen Bellamy was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with five steals.
Pender lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Cyrus Page, who scored eight points along with three steals. Another player making a difference was Patrick Keith, who scored eight points.
West Columbus has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Pender, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-16.
West Columbus will look to defend their home court on Friday against East Columbus at 7:30 p.m. East Columbus will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings (they are ranked 560th, while West Columbus is ranked 247th). As for Pender, they will head out on the road to face off against Heide Trask at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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